Warning!  This turned in to a rant.

We support each other in lots of ways.  Remember, lots of sighted children 
don't have parents who can help them with sports either.  Those who are 
interested find a way to make it.
Think how many single Mothers have never thrown a ball or even shot a 
basket.
The other critical thing to remember, is that their is no such thing as 
child proofing a house.
What you can do is child slow down a house.  Baby gates and barrel bells on 
the shoes of the toddlers are necessities.
I voice trained my children with m & m's as skinner pills.
The children had to answer when I called their names, they didn't have to 
come unless instructed to do so, like "come and eat".
I also used a thing called a "hand holder" which is a coil cord about 12 
feet long with a Velcro strap at each end.  If the small ones broke away, I 
didn't want to loose them.  I didn't think their Mother would appreciate me 
loosing the children at a moll.
Network, join blind parenting lists, ask questions.  Personally, I worried 
more about first aid than I did about anything else.  The greatest harm I 
see done today to most children and in particular blind children, is the 
touchy feely over protective behavior that teaches children to fear harm, 
rather than to explore and stretch the limits of their world.  No wonder we 
have a nation of over weight couch potato nerds.  They have no idea how to 
be a part of a team, work for a common goal, problem solve amongst 
themselves, or to take and evaluate risks.
How many children today can have fun if the power goes out and their 
batteries die?
Red rover, Simon says, dodge ball, and all games that take physical effort 
and have winners and losers are sent to oblivion.  The parks are empty and 
the playgrounds are locked.
The children can't play a game with out a coach.  Choose up sides?  Somebody 
might be last.  How will the fragile wimp ever survive, and what about his 
or her feeeeeelllliiiiinggggsssss!!!!!!!

Bedlam is here.


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